His Dark Materials: The Collectors

Ages 10 And Up, Grades 5 And Up

A chilling Gothic tale with a revealing glimpse of the iconic Mrs. Coulter--one of Philip Pullman's most enigmatic characters. This companion story to His Dark Materials is now in print for the first time in a beautiful gift edition.

In this darkly delicious tale, internationally acclaimed author Philip Pullman invites readers to meet the mysterious girl who will one day become the sinister Mrs. Coulter.

On a cold winter's night, two art collectors are settled before a fire in the senior common room of a college in Oxford, discussing two new unusual pieces--a portrait of a striking young woman and a bronze sculpture of a fearsome monkey. How could they imagine that they are about to be caught in the cross-fire of a story that has traveled across time and worlds. . . .

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Story Locale:Oxford, England

Series Overview: HIS DARK MATERIALS is: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. Companion books for the series are: Lyra's Oxford, Once Upon a Time in the North, The Collectors, Serpentine, and The Golden Compass Graphic Novel. The world is expanded further still in the series THE BOOK OF DUST.

About the Author

PHILIP PULLMAN is one of the most acclaimed writers working today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy, which has been named one of the top 100 books of all time by Newsweek and one of the all-time greatest novels by Entertainment Weekly.

The Book of Dust, Pullman's eagerly anticipated return to the world of His Dark Materials, will also be a book in three parts. It began with La Belle Sauvage and continues with The Secret Commonwealth.

Pullman was knighted for his services to literature in the 2019 New Year Honours. He lives in Oxford, England.

Tom Duxbury grew up in Yorkshire and studied illustration at the University of Brighton.

Author Residence: Oxford, England